Planetary hours
in Kharkiv.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:42
- 2♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:53
- 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:04
- 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:59
- 9♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:10
- 10☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:21
- 11♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:00
- 5☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:49
- 6♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:55
- 11♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:44
- 12☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:31 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.